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Recent Examples of melody
Perhaps more than ever, Hayes is the circus master of his untamable mind, a seemingly endless source of ear-worm melodies and ingenious wordplay.
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Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
At the core of the slogans created and spread during the 2022 protests, the morphing of our ideas and desires into melodies and verse, is the simple human act of expression.
—Fatemeh Jamalpour, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Speakers hidden in the foliage blared a soaring melody suggestive of a heroic quest involving swords.
—Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2025
Somewhere between quiet storm soul, sophisti-pop, and down tempo indie rock, Durand Jones & The Indications spin out hypnotic grooves and breezy melodies.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
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Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
At the core of the slogans created and spread during the 2022 protests, the morphing of our ideas and desires into melodies and verse, is the simple human act of expression.
—Fatemeh Jamalpour, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Speakers hidden in the foliage blared a soaring melody suggestive of a heroic quest involving swords.
—Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2025
Somewhere between quiet storm soul, sophisti-pop, and down tempo indie rock, Durand Jones & The Indications spin out hypnotic grooves and breezy melodies.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melody
Noun
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In addition to Underwood, James, who was a singer himself, worked with country music artists such as Faith Hill, Martina McBride, and Kenny Chesney — about 300 songs in all — in a career that spanned two decades.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Sep. 2025
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James had more than 500 of his songs recorded for albums with combined sales of more than 110 million copies, according to his Grand Ole Opry biography online.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The guitarist from Lee’s song stepped up to perform her own original tune.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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On his way to the field, Mark likes to listen to mellow tunes from Rufus Du Sol and Tame Impala, his favorite artist.—
Evan Burke,
Billboard,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Melody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melody. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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